Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 12, 2007
Boeing said yesterday that it has made a number of changes to the 787 program that will enable it to meet the revised schedule it announced in October, including first flight by the end of the 2008 first quarter, first delivery in late November or December 2008 and 109 deliveries in 2009.
Dec 12, 2007
China Airlines said yesterday that its board approved the signing of a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase 14 A350-900s plus six options valued at $4.2 billion if all options are exercised.
Dec 12, 2007
US Airways selected the IAE V2500 to power the up-to-153 A320 family aircraft it has on order (ATWOnline, Oct. 8). The engine deal covers powerplants for 78 firm aircraft valued at approximately $1.3 billion, IAE said. Aircraft will begin delivering in November 2008 and will feature the SelectOne version of the V2500 (ATWOnline, Nov. 13). IAE's offering powers 94 of US's 196 current A320 family aircraft.
Dec 12, 2007
ILFC announced the following aircraft lease deals: Jet Airways for one new 737-800 powered by CFM56-7B24s, delivered in December 2008 under a 10-year lease, and Jet subsidiary JetLite for one 737-700 powered by CFM56-7B24s, delivered next month under a seven-year lease; Air Canada for one new 777-300ER powered by GE90-115Bs, delivered in April 2009 under a 10-year lease; Air Berlin for three new 787-8s, delivered in May 2011 under 12-year leases; Air Europa for two 767-300ERs powered by CF6-80C2B7Fs under a lease extended from early next year to spring 2013. Also, TAM for one A320-20
Dec 12, 2007
Saudi Arabian Airlines signed a contract with Airbus firming the order for 22 A320s announced at last month's Dubai Air Show (ATWOnline, Nov. 13). The deal includes eight options.
Aug 08, 2014
Delta Air Lines refutes Boeing’s claims that export credit financing from the Export-Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im) does not harm US carriers and calls for reform of the institution when Congress debates its reauthorization this fall.
Aug 08, 2014
German investor Intro Aviation—which acquired Irish regional CityJet and its subsidiary Belgium-based VLM in April—is in final talks with aircraft manufacturers to replace CityJet’s Avro RJ85 fleet.
Aug 06, 2014
Boeing and South African Airways are joining forces with Netherlands-based SkyNRG to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of energy-rich tobacco plant.
Aug 05, 2014
The Ukrainian industrial policy ministry reported that Sergey Merenkov has been appointed as the new president of Ukraine’s state-owned Antonov, effective Aug. 1.
Aug 04, 2014
Airbus said its decision to offer a standard catalog cabin interior offering for the A350 is seeing a good take-up from within the industry.
Aug 04, 2014
Boeing has selected UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures to extend its provision of complete nacelle systems for the 787 Dreamliner to include the 787-10 variant.
Aug 01, 2014
International Airlines Group (IAG) will firm up eight Airbus A350-900 options for Iberia, along with eight A330-200s that will come from existing options or be sourced on operating lease.
Aug 01, 2014
Xi’an-based Joy Air has placed an order for up to 60 MA60 aircraft, comprising 30 firm orders and a letter of intent for 30.